facebookarchive/Shimmer
An easy way to add a simple, shimmering effect to any view in an iOS app. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4579
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2035
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9330 stars · 1115 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Shimmer is an Objective-C library that adds a shimmering effect to any iOS view, useful as an unobtrusive loading indicator. It was originally developed by Facebook for the Paper app and works via CALayer masks and CoreAnimation timing.
Use cases
- add a shimmering loading effect to views in an iOS app
- show an unobtrusive loading indicator while content loads
- animate a label with a shimmer effect
- create skeleton-style loading placeholders in UIKit
When to choose
- you need a lightweight shimmer effect in an Objective-C or legacy iOS project
- you want a simple, proven loading indicator with minimal setup
- you are targeting iOS 6 or later with UIKit
When to avoid
- you are building in Swift and prefer modern alternatives like SwiftShimmer
- you need actively maintained libraries with recent updates
- you are not developing for iOS
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
animation ui-components mobile-development frontend shimmer-effect loading-indicator objective-c uikit facebook-archive ios mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/facebookarchive/Shimmer · fetched 2026-08-28 · dec31092276f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| facebookarchive/Shimmer | main | 10 |
For agents
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